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The perimeter is 26. How much bigger is the longest side than the shortest side?

The perimeter is 26. How much bigger is the longest side than the shortest side?-example-1
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Answer:

8

Explanation:

the perimeter is the sum of the 3 sides of the triangle.

Given perimeter = 26 , then

2a - 3 + 2a + 3a + 1 = 26 , that is

7a - 2 = 26 ( add 2 to both sides )

7a = 28 ( divide both sides by 7 )

a = 4

then

shortest side = 2a - 3 = 2(4) - 3 = 8 - 3 = 5

longest side = 3a + 1 = 3(4) + 1 = 12 + 1 = 13

the difference between the 2 sides is 13 - 5 = 8

the longer side is 8 units bigger than the shortest side

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